Study Finds Cannabis Treatment Provides Symptom Relief in Patient With Treatment-Resistant Stiff Person Syndrome
December 05, 2019
December 05, 2019
TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 5 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release:
The use of plant-derived cannabis extracts is associated with symptom improvements in a patient with refractory paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome (PSPS), according to a case report published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome is a rare, but debilitating manifestation of cancer, characterized by painful extremities . . .
The use of plant-derived cannabis extracts is associated with symptom improvements in a patient with refractory paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome (PSPS), according to a case report published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome is a rare, but debilitating manifestation of cancer, characterized by painful extremities . . .